Book-match.



L. E. PARKER.

BOOK MATCH.

APPLICATIQN FILED NOV. 27. 1924.

1,154,586. PatentedSeptZl, 1915.

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LUCIA'N E. BARKER, OF WADSWORTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO MATCH COMPANY,

QF WADS'WOBTH, OHIO, A COEPORA'IION OF OHIO.

BOOK-MATCH.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 21 1915.-

Application filed November e7, 1914. Serial No. 874,205.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known this t I, LUCIAN E. F an lin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wadsworth, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Book-Matches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

A common and well-known form. of match holder, to be carried in ones pocket, comprises a folded. strip of paper to which matches in card form are secured and inclosed by folding a free end flap of the strlp down over the matches and tucking the end of this flap in under an overlapping portion of the strip on which the striking surface is applied. These holders are of wedge form in side view. Matches so arranged are known as book matches;

. ing the invention, in the several fi The object of this invention is to provide a compact book of few parts, easy to manufacture, and capable of containinga quantity of accessible matches, and having convenient striking surfaces which are so placed as to eliminate accidental firing, and at the same time to leave a large amount of space for advertising; and also a book wherein a metallic staple is used for the double pur-- pose of fastening on the card of matches and for holding down the flap when the book is closed; and also a book of parallel rather than wedge form, when folded, whereby the books may be conveniently packed into packages without expensive or elaborate machinery and of such conhtruction that it may readily be used for a comparatively few matches or for a comparatively large num ber of matches.

lhe invention consists of a cover or holder strip, having two substantially equal parts, and a third closing 'flap, all connected by hinge members integral therewith, and having cards of matches applied to one or both of the equal parts; a metalllc fastening staple being used for the double purpose of fixedly and immovably securing one of the cards'to the cover or holder strip and of affording a clip for securing the flap or closing member when the book is folded or in closed condition, all as I will proceed now to explain and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustratres of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of the device open, Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view; and Flg. 3 'is a plan view of the device closed, Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view,

thereof, and Fig. 5 is a side view. Fig. 6 is a plan v1ew of a modification, showing the device open; Fig. 7 is an inverted plan view thereof, and Fig. 8 1s a perspective view of the device closed.

The cover or holder strip 1 may be of any suitable material, such as thin, flexible, cardboard, divided by pairs of creases, scoring or folding lines 2 and 3, into three parts or members 4, 5 and 6, two of which are of substantially equal dimensions and the third a little shorter than the others, and herein referred to as the flap or cover flap. Between the pairs of lines 2 and 3 are the parts 7 and 8, herein referred to as the hinge members. By the construction described, when the part 4 is folded over toward part 5, the hinge member 7 intervenes to separate the parts, and when the flap 6 is folded over upon the part 4, the hinge member8 serves a like purpose, so that, as seen in Fig. 5, the folded device is of parallel or rectangular, instead of wedge form. To the part 4 is fastened the card 9 of matches of any suitable construction preferably having an integral body portion, the heads being arranged at the outer or free end of the part.

10 is a metallic staple having spaced prongs and a connecting head, with its prongs passed through the holder strip and engaging the body portion of the matchcard to immovably fasten the card to the part 4, its outer or head end 11 being ar so as to extend lengthwise of the strip, thereby clenching the fastening and yet sufficiently free to afford a clip or hold down to engage the free end of the flap 6 when it is folded over as shown in Figs. 3,and 5 and tucked beneath the head and between it and the adjacent strip beneath it The part 5 also has a card of matches 12 applied to it in any severable way. ()ne or more striking surfaces 13, 14, may be applied to the book, either both of them on the outside, as shown in Fig. 2, or one of them on the outside and the other on the inside as shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8. In any case these striking surfaces are so arranged as to be beyond possible contact with the match heads, thereby avoiding danger of accidental ignition.

Any desired number of rnatch cards may be arranged on the holder. In Figs. 1 and 5 there are two such cards, while in Figs. 6 and 8 there is only one.

Figs. 6 to 8 show also a modified form of the head of the card-fastening staple, same being angular, as shown at 15, instead of curved as shown in Figs. 1 to 3. Either form affords a verysecure fastening for the match cards and a firm holding grip upon the cover flap and prevents its accidental escape. Other variations of this metallic spring grip are within the scope of the invention.

As previously indicated, it is possible to make these strips to include many or few cards of matches, or even one card; and these and other variations are deemed to be Within the principle of the invention as herein explained and claimed. What I claim is 1. Book matches, comprising a foldable strip including a closing flap or cover, a card of matches having a series of match splints and an integral body portion applied to the inside of said foldable strip, and a metallic staple comprising a head and spaced prongs, having its prongs passed through said strip and engaging the body portion of said card of matches and clenched to fixedly and imstrip including a closing fla movably secure the-card of matches upon said strip, the head of said staple being arranged transversely upon the outside of said strip and serving as a clip to engage the free end of the closing flap to hold the strip in folded condition.

2.'Book matches, comprising a foldable or cover, a card of matches having an integral body portion applied to the inside of said fold able strip, and a metallic staple comprising a head and spaced prongs, having its prongs passed through said strip and engaging the body portion of said card of matches and clenched for fixedly and immovably securing said card of matches in place upon the strip and having its head arranged transversely on the outside of said strip and offset from the prongs of the staple and extending longitudinally of the strip and adapted to engage the free edge of the closing flap or cover to hold the book in folded condition. 1

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set i my hand this 25th day of November, A. D. 55

1914. LUCIAN E. PARKER. Witnesses:

PAUL S. G0ss, FRED O. SMOYER. 

